Guam — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Guam, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Guam was 52.26% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 52.35% in 2015. The lowest was 44.44% in 1990 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.48% per year.
Guam ranks 52 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 24%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 52.26%, so Guam sits level with it. It peaked in 2015 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 3%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 18 of 35 economies; Indonesia (50.67%) is just below it.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 146 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 62nd of 178 in 1990 → 71st of 207 in 2000 → 70th of 209 in 2010 → 53rd of 214 in 2020 → 52nd of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52.26% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 52.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 52.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 52.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 52.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 52.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 52.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 52.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 52.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 52.35% | +1.6 pp |
| 2014 | 50.78% | +1.6 pp |
| 2013 | 49.19% | +1.6 pp |
| 2012 | 47.61% | +1.6 pp |
| 2011 | 46.02% | +1.6 pp |
| 2010 | 44.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 44.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 44.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 44.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 44.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 44.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 44.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 44.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 44.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 44.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 44.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 44.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 44.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 44.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 44.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 44.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 44.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 44.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 44.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 44.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 44.44% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guam’s Forest area in 1991?
44.44% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Guam’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +17.6% in total — about 0.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 52.26%; 2023: 52.26%; 2022: 52.35%; 2021: 52.35%; 2020: 52.35%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.